A collision between a Contships feeder vessel and a general cargo ship in Japan has left two seafarers missing.
The incident happened around 11.40pm local time on 24 April, in the Sea of Japan off Wakayama prefecture. It resulted in the 2006-built 1,651 dwt general cargo ship, Izumi Maru, capsizing. The ship was manned by five Japanese men aged in their 30s to 70s. All crew members apart from the two missing seamen, identified as the ship’s captain and first officer, were rescued by staff from...